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Wenling Fan1, Wenjing Zhu2, Xinyi Zhang2
1Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China; Institute of Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to optimize the formulation for developing curcumin sustained-release solid dispersion to increase the solubility of curcumin, delay drug release by hot-melt extrusion, and to explore the possibility of hot-melt extrusion for one-step preparation of insoluble drug sustained-release solid dispersion. The miscibility of curcumin and Eudragit RSPO and Eudragit RLPO were assessed by solubility parameter and melting point depression. Orthogonal test was used to optimize the formulation, based on the results of single-factor experiment, and the final optimal formulation: the ratio of the sustained-release carrier material RS/RL was 1:3, the ratio of drug and carrier was 1:6, and the porogen was used in an amount of 40% of the sustained-release carrier material. The curcumin solid dispersion of the best formulation had been prepared and had a significant sustained-release effect compared to the curcumin and the physical mixture.
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